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We’ve been saying it for a long time. Our clients have privately admitted to us that they feel the same way. But, finally, Philippa Snare, Microsoft UK’s chief marketing officer, has publicly said what everyone secretly thinks about brands who hoard Facebook Likes in the same way that old people on that cable show hoard junk and filth and slimy stuff that makes you go: ‘Groooooo!”

We hate to blow our own trumpet. Luckily, the judges of the Real Business Wonga Future 50 blew it for us and included buyapowa in their definitive list of game-changing UK businesses last night. It’s a little humbling and a lot exciting.

We’re still very young and we’re learning new things every day, but we entered this market to prove that social commerce can and must be more than just bolting a store onto your Facebook Page, or collecting pennies via affiliate links. That’s why being recognised as doing something pioneering and of value to our partners is incredibly gratifying.